Round One news

Our Sunday papers have a fair bit of information on Canberra in them for some reason.

Seems as though they've been hammered with injury already. Kris Kahler went in for an operation last week and won't be seen for the first six weeks of the season. One of their other backrowers (can't remember which one) is also cactus for several weeks.

Essentially they are threadbare in the backrow department and they've also lost O'Hara and Cross up front. There is talk that they're going to sign Manu for cover.

I'd reckon we'd have to be looking at beating this mob convincingly if we're to be taken seriously this year. Complacency won't be an option though - Canberra always start the season before fading away.

Canberra for the wooden spoon this year. Manly to win Round One by 20+.

I tipped Canberra for the wooden spoon long before the last season finished. Which is a shame really. Canberra are one of those clubs who don't really get up any ones nose. The poor buggers just don't have much of a playing roster. There are plenty of other teams i would rather see get the spoon than the raiders.

I'm with Mata and Ads. I was in Canberra for fours years and the Raiders were tools who thought they ran the town. You should've seen some of their form at the nightclubs I worked at- some of the most well know players are the most poorly behaved! There was one guy (who is still kicking around now) who was in blues most weeks (which he started) they weren't putting them in the paper because they were a protected species back then. By the way these fights weren't provoked - usually just because someone looked twice at them or they wanted to show how tough they were. I'd be happy to see the Raiders loose every game